16 February 2023, writes
ore than 11,000 serving or former part-time judges in England and Wales stand to lose pension benefits worth a total of £3.5bn at the end of this year if the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill passes and no further action is taken by the justice secretary.
The bill, which is due to begin its detailed scrutiny in the Lords next week, will automatically revoke almost all EU-derived law — apart from specified provisions retained by ministers.
Part-time judges are paid pensions under the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017. However, these regulations had to be amended as a result of a ruling in the O’Brien case by the EU’s court of justice in 2018. New provisions in the Judicial Pensions (Fee Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 are expected to take effect on 1 April.
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